»Für eine dritte Welt-Menschenrechtskonferenz 2018«

Preamble

The Vienna+20 CSO Conference

Noting the important contributions of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action as a landmark document for the promotion and protection of human rights, in particular the affirmation by States of, among others, the primacy of human rights, including women’s human rights; the indivisibility of civil, cultural, economic, political and social human rights; the universality of all human rights, the realization of human rights as a priority objective of the United Nations and a legitimate concern of the international community;

Welcoming the establishment of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights based on the recommendation of the 1993 Vienna World Conference;

Welcoming the impetus that the Vienna Declaration and Plan of Action has given to the practice of national human rights plans and the establishment of National Human Rights Institutions within States;

Recognising the considerable progress made in the development of human rights norms and mechanisms since 1993 at the national, regional and international levels;

Recognising also that the implementation of the Vienna 1993 Programme of Action still falls short of its declared objectives in several respects, some of which are identified in the present Declaration;

Considering that the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action, issued 20 years ago, does not fully address some of today’s challenges in respecting, protecting and fulfilling human rights;

Insisting on the human rights obligations of all levels of Government within States, and in intergovernmental organizations;

Reaffirming the principle of non-discrimination and substantive equality, including on the grounds of race, ethnicity, color, sex, age, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, physical or mental disability, health status (including HIV/AIDS), sexual orientation and civil, political, social or other status; Recognizing the environmental and ecological dimensions of human rights in ensuring the functioning and sustainability of all global ecosystems, thus safeguarding the rights of nature, Earth and the planet and respecting the rights of future generations;

Emphasising the importance of strengthening extraterritorial obligations in order to address the challenges of globalization;

Alarmed by growing global disparities and the threat that extreme wealth poses to the right to political participation and democracy, as well as the realization of economic, social and cultural rights;

Emphasising the primary responsibility of States to address the impunity of corruption that continues to violate the full range of human rights;

Deeply concerned about the persistent and growing criminalization of, and assaults upon human rights defenders, especially those working for the rights of women, indigenous peoples, peasants, religious and ethnic minorities;

Facing the increasing impoverishment and exploitation of women in the context of intensifying global capitalism, militarism and persistent patriarchy; and

Alarmed by the violations of individual and collective human rights of people living in situations of conflict, occupation, population transfer, displacement and war;

Recalling the responsibility of States to ensure full reparations for the victims of violations of human rights and breaches of humanitarian law;

Committing to the principles and practice of solidarity and friendship among nations and peoples;

Adopts the Vienna+20 CSO Declaration:

I. The primacy of human rights

1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Human rights are not derived from States’ pronouncements and are not granted by them. Human rights legislation and treaties establish mechanisms for its implementation, adjudication and enforcement and describe human rights in this context. Further steps are urgently needed to ensure legal accountability for human rights abuses.

2. Human rights have primacy over all other rights and interests that States and successive Governments have to consider. Respect, protection, promotion and fulfillment of all human rights are the first responsibilities of States. There is deep concern that the primacy of human rights is not yet reflected in the policies, practices and institutions of a great number of States, including some of the most powerful. Despite the progress made in institutionalizing human rights systems, in policies and political decisions, vested interests, in particular private interests, still tend to prevail, including at the level of multilateral arrangements, bodies and institutions. The Vienna+20 CSO Declaration, adopted in Vienna on 3. It is important to recall that the primary purpose of States is to uphold and ensure human rights.

4. Consistent with the overriding human rights implementation principles of self-determination of peoples, nondiscrimination and rule of law, participatory citizenship forms the common, equal and legitimate basis for the implementation of the full range of human rights.

5. A great concern is that human rights law in particular in economic, social and cultural rights remains ill-equipped, lacking adequate forms of legal sanctions, as compared to other legal regimes such as international commercial law.

6. If States and Governments indemnify banks, speculators and other private interests, by taxing people they violate their economic and social rights in a way that is not qualitatively different from other breaches of human rights obligations. Governments and the UN allowing for the participation of corporations in policy making put in question their own legitimacy. We reject the corporate sector, including its foundations and its front groups, misusing the term “civil society” as an identity for themselves.

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